Main″prise, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Mainprised (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mainprising.] (Law) To suffer to go at large, on his finding sureties, or mainpernors, for his appearance at a day; — said of a prisoner.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.